Can severe mental illness be prevented by early
intervention?
Mental illness is highly prevalent in
the general population and has its onset mostly in
adolescence and young adulthood. Early intervention
usually leads to improved prognosis. This book describes
a newly developed, evidence based cognitive behavioural
intervention that can be used by clinicians to treat the
precursor symptoms of psychosis and other severe mental
illness.
CBT for those at risk of a First Episode
Psychosis offers a detailed new psychotherapy that
has been shown to reduce the chance of transition to a
first psychotic episode and to improve the chance for
recovery. This encompasses:
Psycho-education about prepsychotic
symptoms
A review of literature about
psychological processes that are known to play a role in
the development of psychosis
A comprehensive manual – illustrated by
numerous clinical vignettes - that can be used to treat
help-seeking subjects with an increased risk of
developing psychosis.
Links to online resources and exercises
to be used in therapy and education.
A description of the multicentre
randomized clinical trial investigating this new
psychotherapy.
The vast collective experience and
expertise of the authors of this handbook results in an
invaluable text for clinicians working in mental health
care, as well as students, lecturers and researchers who
have an interest in the prevention of schizophrenia and
other severe mental illness.
